Yashor Shakti Peeth is among the 51 Shakti Peeth of Maa Sati. It is said that, the Left Palm of Maa Sati fell here, when lord Vishnu in order to relieve lord Shiva from grief of losing his wife Sati, used his ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ to incise maa Sati Body. Then, at the place of fall of Left Palm, this temple was constructed. Yashor shakti Peeth is situated in near Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar upazila, Satkhira district of Bangladesh. Here the idol of maa Sati is called as ‘Yashgoreshwari’ and the lord Shiva is worshipped as ‘Chand’.
History of Yashor Peeth
History to this place dates back in the time when it is said that the Left Palm of Maa Sati fell to this place. Best information about the origin and the formation of this temple, people can be taken from with local people. Religious books, Purans etc are worth trying to find out the history about the Shakti Peeth.
Festivals in Yashor temple
- Durga Puja and Kali Puja are quite famous in this part of country. Durga Puja is among the most celebrated festival here and there is a 5 day holiday in this part of country. The day of celebration is decided by the Hindu calendar.
- People (Almost every day) offer their offering to the god in form of fruit, milk, homemade sweets etc.
Where to stay
If you are looking for either cheap or expensive type of accommodation, then both are available here. Here the rent of each room may vary from Rs 500 to Rs 2300. Also there are several non payable guest houses or Dharmsalas that are run by the various nonprofit organizations. Beware of the touts who promises to give hi-fi deals with cheap rates. Take necessary steps to protect yourself from sunburn etc, because in the summer season, temperature shoots up to 40+ degrees in this part of the country.
Shopping around Yashor temple
- Religious Paraphernalia can be bought from the shops that are located just outside the temple.
- Rice and Daal are quite famous here and common appetite in the menu of hotels/ Non-Veg is prohibited in the festive season.
- Jute products are quite famous here and are available at cheap rates.
- Bargaining for the items is really necessary here as shopkeepers tend to ask higher price for the good that you want to purchase. A little knowledge about the prices of the basic things in this country will help travelers a lot.
Other places that can be visited nearby
Just in the vicinity of temple, there are couples of other temple also. Apart from this there are other places in Bangladesh to go for and having travel package that includes other places, is a nice deal.
How to reach the Yashor temple
- First of all, for non resident of Bangladesh everybody needs to get visa for roaming and going for this sacred site.
- Road, there are couple of buses that ply from major cities of India towards this sacred site. Personal vehicles are not allowed.
- Railway is not available between two countries.
- Air, Dedicated airport is there in Dhaka (Capital of Bangladesh), and provision of both national and international flight is there in this airport.